A registered nurse is caring for a postoperative patient whose systolic blood pressure has dropped 10 points during the shift.The nurse remembers that this was similar to a situation that happened in the past when a patient developed an internal bleed.Which term most accurately describes the thought process of the nurse?

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The nurse is using reflection when thinking about a situation in the past that was similar.Reflection is a part of critical thinking that involves the process of purposefully thinking about or recalling a situation to discover its purpose or meaning.Intuition is an inner sensing or "gut feeling" that something is so.Confidence is the belief that an intuition or belief is correct.Discipline is thoroughness and control over one's actions.

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